Decision

Salford City Council - Record of Decision

I Councillor Jack Youd, Deputy City Mayor and Lead Member for Finance, Support Services and Regeneration, in exercise of the powers contained within the City Council Constitution, and following consultation with Cabinet Members at the Property/Regeneration Briefing, do hereby:

1. Notes the funding secured by the Council from the Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) and Homes England to support future development across the Crescent area;
2. Notes the TfGM funding secured by the Council from the recently completed City Region Sustainable Transport Settlement Reprioritisation Strategy;
3. Approves the Council entering into the necessary Funding Agreements with the Greater Manchester Combined Authority, Homes England and TfGM in order to draw down the above funds;
4. Approves variations reflecting increased grant awards to the existing development and grant funding agreements in place between Salford City Council and English Cities Fund via deeds of variation, or new agreements as required; and
5. Provides delegated authority to the Executive Director, Place, City Solicitor and Chief Finance Officer to finalise all contractual, financial and legal arrangements in respect of the draw down of the above funding.

The Reasons are:

To enable a range of commissions to be progressed to support future phases of development across the Crescent area

Options considered and rejected were:

Not seeking to secure grant funding to support future development across the Crescent area

Assessment of Risk: Low

The source of funding is: Funding has been secured from a range of sources – GMCA, Homes England and TfGM

Legal Advice obtained: Yes – Supplied by Lauren Armstrong (Shared Legal Services – Commercial Legal team)

Financial Advice obtained: Yes – Supplied by Anthony Rigby, Senior Accountant

Procurement Advice obtained: Yes - Supplied by Daniel Cunliffe, Category Manager

HR Advice obtained: No

Climate Change Advice obtained: Yes – Supplied by Dan Welsh, Principal Programme Manager, Development Team

The following documents have been used to assist the decision process:

-       Report of the Strategic Director, Place, to Property and Regeneration Briefing (Approval of the Crescent Development Framework 2021), 25th January 2021.

-       Report of the Strategic Director, Place, to Property and Regeneration Briefing (Approval of the Crescent Strategic Master Programme and Delivery Plan), 26th April 2021.

Contact Officer: Dan Welsh                                  

Email: Daniel.welsh@salford.gov.uk

-       This decision is not subject to consideration by another Lead Member.

-       The appropriate scrutiny to call-in the decision is the Growth and Prosperity Scrutiny Panel           

Signed: Councillor Jack Youd

Deputy City Mayor and Lead Member for Finance, Support Services and Regeneration

Dated: 13th October 2025

This decision was published on  Monday 13th October 2025                                          

This decision will come in force at 4.00 p.m. on Monday 20th October 2025                                           unless it is called-in in accordance with the Decision Making Process Rules.